Sight for fire-arms



G. W. PRIOR.

SIGHT FOR FIRE ARMS.

N 0 Model.)

No. 264,899. Patented Sept. 26, 1882.

wrmssrzs: I INVENTORJ fllkz ws i'zma M? 7 9% 567%? ,ATTOR S N. PETERSPhaln-Lilhogmphnr, Washington. m;

I UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

GEORGE w. PRIOR, OF BOEGERS STORE, MISSOURI.

SIGHT FOR FIRE-ARMS.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,899, datedSeptember 26, 1882.

Application filed April 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PRIOR, of Boegers Store, in the county ofOsage and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gun-Sights; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to sights for guns, cannon, and other fire-armsand it consistsin certain improvements in the construction of the same,whereby a perfectly-true aimis readily secured.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved gun-sight;Fig. 2, a front end view; Fig. 3, a rear end view, and Fig. 4

vertical central longitudinal sectional view.

Referring by letterto the drawings, A designates a flat dovetailed plateforming the base or bed of my gun-sight, and adapted to slide in and outof a correspondingly-shaped groove in the topof the gun, by which it issecured in position.

B B are two upwardly-projectingtransverse plates or disks extending fromthe ends of plate A, and both inclined toward the muzzle end of thebarrel of the gun. The plate B nearest the stockof the gun issomewhatlower than the like plate, B, and the surface of each plate B Btoward the same end of the gun is concaved, as shown at O O.

D D are diamond-shaped openings near the top of plates B B, and E E areupward slits or extensions of said openings. It will be observed thatthe opening D in plate B is on a lower horizontal plane than the openingD in plate B.

As is obvious, the plate A may be provided with a series of three ormore disks or plates, instead of only two.

Theoperation and advantages of my inven- 5 tion will be readilyunderstood. The concaved surfaces of the disks or plates tend to centerthe sight at the opening, and the inclination and different height ofthe disks will overcome the deviation caused by the gravity of the shot,

and thus secure a perfectly-true aim.

My improved gun-sight is simple, inexpensive, and efficient, and ofsuperior convenience in securing a quick sight.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A gun-sightcomprising the plates or disks, having sightnotches oropeningsinclinedtoward the muzzle, and disposed one some distance in front of the other,the disk nearest the stock'being somewhat lower than the adjoining one,as set forth.

'2. A gun-sight comprising the plates or disks, inclined toward themuzzle, and disposed one some distance in front of the other,

the disk nearest the stock being somewhat lower than the adjoining one,and the disks having concaved surfaces, in which are formed thesight-openings, the opening in the lower disk being on a lowerhorizontal plane than the opening in the higher disk, as set forth.

3. The herein-described gun-sight, 'consisting of a flat bed or baseplate having upwardly-projecting disks disposed with a space betweenadjacent disks of different heigl1ts','"75

inclined toward the muzzle, and having con caved surfaces, in which areformed the sightopenings, as shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in JOHN H. GREGORY, J NO. FENER.

